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Overtaking in formula 1

In recent years there have been very little overtaking in Formula 1, compared to the 1990 and the 1980s. How can the FIA  change this? The races are usually boring these days (unless you are excited about pitstops).


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I actually find the strategy part of formula 1 quite interesting, but I agree that there's not enough passing these days. I remember reading discussions about this in F1 Racing magazines when Alesi and Berger were still driving, so it must be about 10 years ago. Most experts blame it on the aerodynamics, because the wings (especially the front one) lose much of their effectiveness when there's a car in front so you can't really get close enough in the corners to make a move on the consecutive straight. Other blame the tires and the track layouts. I guess it's a combination of the three.



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